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British Bulldog (game)

British Bulldog (also octopus, seaweed, bullies, bullrush, Russian bulldog, bulldogs charge, or simply bulldogs) is a tag-basedgame, of which red rover and cocky laura are descendants.

Most commonly one or two players – though this number may be higher in large spaces – are selected to play the parts of the "bulldogs". The bulldogs stand in the middle of the play area. All remaining players stand at one end of the area (home). The aim of the game is to run from one end of the field of play to the other, without being caught by the bulldogs. When a player is caught, they become a bulldog themselves. The winner is the last player or players 'free'.

The play area is usually a large hall or large area of a playing field, though there is no definition of the size of the pitch nor the number of players as long as there is enough space for the players to manoeuvre and enough players to have fun.

It is played mainly in the United Kingdom, Ireland, South Africa, Australia, New Zealand, Canada and other Commonwealth countries by children at school. It was originated in Great Britain. The game is also known to have been played, often on asphalt recess yards, by schoolchildren in Rhode Island in the 1960s, under the name "cock-a-rooster." The game is characterised by its physicality often being regarded as violent leading it to be banned from many schools, although this trend is now being reversed.

The British Bulldogs

The British Bulldogs were a professional wrestling tag-team consisting of cousins Davey Boy Smith and the Dynamite Kid (Tom Billington). They competed throughout 1980s in North America, England, and Japan and are consistently ranked among the top tag teams in history.

History

Early years (1983-1984)

In the 1970s, Dynamite Kid and Davey Boy Smith both began their careers in England, teaming up because of their family relations. The two were soon invited to join Stampede Wrestling by talent scout Bruce Hart. During their time in Stampede, Dynamite and Davey Boy began a heated feud as Dynamite provoked Smith by saying he was a test-tube baby.

As soon as the news broke that Dynamite - real name Tom Billington - had died at the age of 60, on his 60th birthday in fact, the tributes began to pour in for the last surviving half of the BritishBulldogs... The BritishBulldogs held the WWFWorld tag-team titles in the mid-1980s....

WWE confirmed on Wednesday that Tom Billington, the former pro wrestler best known as Dynamite Kid of the BritishBulldogs tag team, had passed away at the age of 60. He leaves one of the more hugely complicated legacies of just about anyone who has ever been a part of this hugely complicated business. In the ring, he… ... ....

Tom Billington, known to WWE fans as the Dynamite Kid, passed away at the age of 60 after a long battle with various health issues. In the ’80s, there was not a more popular tag team in the WWE than the BritishBulldogs... The BritishBulldogs held the WWF tag team championship one time, under the management of the legendary Captain Lou Albano ... ....